Joy,

I'm getting in on this thread late, but I subscribe to another group
with a population of about 5,000. We just killed a move to go to forum
format for the very reasons you spoke of. Due to the nature of the
group, and how interactive the membership is, and the fact that the
topics weave in and out of every subject under the sun, but with one
central focus always at the core, we ALL felt we would be missing some
serious connectivity that makes us more than a forum on the net, but a
viable community, with extensions into the real world, just like here -
where we have meetings and trips and people come out to help other
people, etc, etc, We are cross borders too, in this other group, and
this kind of close linkage is significant. Same in this crowd. I'm with
you, Joy. E-mail Lists Forever!!!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Joy Hecht wrote:
> I'm for keeping the email too.  Who'd bother with all these silly remarks on
> a forum?
>
> Besides, I'd never bother going to a forum.  Maybe you'd get a smaller crew,
> more focused, but that wouldn't be any fun!
>
>
>
> Joy
>
> p.s.  Matilda doesn't like fora either.  She'd actually rather have snail
> mail, but barring that, she's an email kinda van.
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:25 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I thought the term was "crusty old guy"?
>>
>> --- ;^)
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Jake de Villiers
>> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  > Hey, I resemble that remark!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Why would you want to eliminate the choice of an email reflector for
>>>>> those who prefer it?
>>>>>
>>>> Because there are those among us who get off on calling anyone who
>>>> disagrees with their point of view, however ill-considered, an old
>>>> fart. That's why.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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